A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 125

Cousin?!

Cordy flinched while she was still in John’s arms, and he clearly felt her move!

“Come here,” John then told Zoe.

Zoe did so tentatively with an unsteady gait. Though her cheeks were flushed from alcohol, she looked utterly afraid, like a child about to ask their parents for forgiveness.

“Sorry, I didn’t mean to interrupt you making out,” she said with a wounded tone. “I just needed to pee.”

On the other hand, although Cordy had been resistant toward being intimate with John, she was left so utterly awkward she buried her head within John’s embrace, too ashamed to show her face. John certainly knew that Cordy was embarrassed, but he was not letting her off the hook either. He pressed, “And what do you call my grandfather?”

“John, you’re scaring me.” Zoe’s pupils were dilating–did he somehow lose every bit of intelligence from making out?!

Still, seeing the serious look from her cousin, she had to answer honestly. “Grandfather.”

his gaze then and asked Cordy, who was still hiding her face, “So? Do you understand the connection

bit her. Still, she nodded

see my birth certificate as well, Ms. Sachs?” John asked just

as Zoe was left even more puzzled by

you two?” Zoe could not help

Though someone misunderstood

felt a

from his chest, her eyes

just so embarrassing, it was more than enough for

could clearly feel it on her palm

her hand from his lips, Zoe was perplexed by their curious

go now,”

that–was she supposed

you leaving?” John said then, his

went without saying that Zoe was scared